READ MORE: Liverpool reach agreement with Feyenoord to make Arne Slot their new manager

READ MORE:Jurgen Klopp sends clear message to Arne Slot as Liverpool appointment nears

Beyond winning every major trophy available to him on Merseyside, the real measure of Klopp's success will be how he re-energised a club and in particular a fanbase who had become jaded in the years leading up to his 2015 appointment.

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As a result, the idea of following such a glittering period is too daunting a task to take on, but having restructured the club accordingly in recent weeks, the post-Klopp era is beginning now to take real shape with the expected appointment of Arne Slot, of Feyenoord.

The Dutchman has, quite refreshingly, made little secret of his desire to see the two clubs reach an agreement over a compensation package - which arrived last night - and the clarity of his recent comments suggest he is now surely just days away from being confirmed as Klopp's replacement.

There have of course been questions asked about whether Slot can translate his methodology from the Eredivisie to the most unforgiving league in Europe but if you supposedly trust the people tasked with making the big calls, like Edwards - who is now the de-facto head of Liverpool FC as FSG's first 'CEO of football' - then that same faith must also be given to who they believe is right for the job.

Comparisons with Erik ten Hag at Manchester United, for example, are largely baseless.

But the biggest task now lies not with the man being asked to follow on from Klopp but with the people who believe Slot is the right person to do so.

To delve back into the United comparisons, the changeover from Alex Ferguson to David Moyes was the beginning of a downturn that has continued at quite a rate for the last decade.
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